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From what I have seen of your work bro, if anyone can fix it, it'd be YOU.

Bobagoat may be right, especially with the other helmets being run again over on the RPF. You could always this one under an acrylic display and labeling it as "Sarlacc Snack"..maybe mess up the paint a little, etc...that way you still have a displayable helmet with JB signature in full view...

I see that bucket everyday when I look at my computer's desktop! I'd hate to see it thrown out.

I think that the helmet can be fixed fairly easily, give it a good try though!

At Comic Con this year, my helmet fell out of the car! The RF stalk bent in half, broke the RF, and scratched the face a little. The scratch was no noticable, I bent the RF stalk straight, and had the RF glued back together and repainted within 2 minutes of the parking lot. I got extremely lucky.

That really bites! For there to be that sort of damage, and to the gun, I would think someone was playing around and being really stupid!

Is is fixible? It appears so to me. However, I would second the advice of leaving it at home in a glass case. After all it is signed. Keep it at home where you can enjoy it. For the mannaquin, I would suggest another bucket. maybe even a Rubies as it's not as expensive. Sure you'll have to paint it an all, but honestly, I think spending roughly $90 for a Rubies and painting it is better than 190 for another "decent" bucket and worrying it could happen again!!!!

But on the bright side it is totally fixable and should only require minimal repaint. I would suggest using modeling clay on the outside of the hemlet to position the pieces in there proper place on the helmet (do check to make sure that the clay doesn't react with the paint some oil based clay can have a reaction, but it still should be ok as long as you don't leave it on for an extended period of time) (DON'T USE TAPE) and tack the pieces in place with small drops of thick super glue.

Once it is all tacked back together double check to make sure that every thing is where it is suppose to be, work on one crack at a time from the inside fill each crack with baking soda, smooth out the baking soda as much as possilbe to the final shape then hit it with thin super glue. The baking soda will make the super glue cure almost instantly also watch out for the fumes.

Once you have all the cracks filled it should be as good as new. you can then do some clean up work and lay in fiberglass if you want, but it most likely won't be needed espically if you are only using it for display. This method will let you preserve the autographs also.

Good luck. What ever you do don't trash it. I'll fix it for you for free if it comes to that.

Alan

P.S. Sarge is currently sell these helmets over at the RPF for $90 plus $20 shipping.

Ah, thanks guys. "Sarlacc snack" indeed!
I actually thought about that too after the horror wore off. Oh man SaxeCoburg, I can imagine how your brother and the butterfingers who dropped his clone helmet felt!! Yikes. Talk about awkward.

I don't believe there was any maliciousness at all. I think what happened was someone tried on the helmet and the rifle and when they put them back it set Boba off balance and that's when he fell down (probably after they left.) Another explanation is that the mannequin just gave way and rotated at a particular joint or something random. But man that helmet and rifle had to really hit hard to bust apart like this.

I'm encouraged by your comments about fixing it - it definitely won't go in the trash. I've done some fiberglass work and that turned out well. I'll keep you posted. In the end, it's just a thing. Things can be replaced.

Chris, that helmet was part of the inspiration for me to do a Fett costume. It must be fixed, at least to display. And when you find out who did it, bring them to Dragon Con so we can have a public flogging.

Just as GCN Gamer put it, when I seriously first thought about putting together a Fett, I stumbled across your nicely designed web site, which also led me here and the rest shall we say is history! And no matter how it happened, I know for your own peace of mind it be nice just to find out exactly "HOW" it did happen! Now with that said, I know you've got the skills to put another one together and probably improve upon what you didn't like on this one and you also go to enough conventions where Jeremy and Daniel both attend quite frequently, so replacing the "sigs" should be "All to Easy"! The only problem it looks like you'll have is choosing which bucket to start with again, so many choices!!!

I am really really sorry Chris, that is awful. I would certainly wish that if it was someone fooling around with it that they would at least say so. I would rather know than have to think did this person do it or did that person do it, I mean, accidents Do happen. Well, I am sure you will be able to make it almost as good as new Good thing you aren't wearing it to D*con!!!

Someone butt stroked your helmet with your own blaster rifle. That is just not right. My condolonces and I feel everything happens for a reason. Your next helmet or repair will be even mor bad *****. Just save the autographs.

Wow...I think I might have a pic of that helmet as my desktop at work. yeah I know my co workers probably think I am a geek, but they won't say it to my face ...... Geez like the others that was my insiration as well as I think meeting you at a gen con. I look at that desk top everyday for inspration as to what I need to improve next. It took me reading half these posts before i realized who's helmet it was. Damn it's gotta be fixed. period good luck.

Chris,
Man. . . that bites big time. As several others have mentioned, your website was part of my inspiration to do my own Boba costume, and I take it that helmet was the one displayed.
I hope you're able to repair it!

And to prevent anything like this from happening again, I would remove all your Fett stuff from the office, and then take off and nuke the building from orbit. . . it's the only way to be sure.